id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-011705-gct1bmjl Enemark, Christian Influenza Virus Research and Eu Export Regulations: Publication, Proliferation, and Pandemic Risks 2017-01-23 .txt text/plain 9051 380 41 The discussion focuses on research findings produced in 2011 by a team of influenza virologists in the Netherlands, and on the Dutch Government's unprecedented decision to regard the intended publication of these findings as being subject to European Union regulations on the export of 'dual-use' items. 3 More recently, the US Department of Health and Human Services has referred to a similar list of experiment categories using the term 'dual use research of concern', defined as: life sciences research that, based on current understanding, can be reasonably anticipated to provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, material, or national security. Although this was an unprecedented application of export control law to this form of intangible technology transfer, it was not the first time that the risks of publishing the findings of virus research had generated public concern. ./cache/cord-011705-gct1bmjl.txt ./txt/cord-011705-gct1bmjl.txt